Unilateral spatial neglect due to hemorrhage in the thalamic region

Acta Neurol Scand. 1986 Sep;74(3):190-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1986.tb07854.x.

Abstract

In a series of 33 cases of thalamic hemorrhage, unilateral spatial neglect (USN) was found in 11 patients all of whom had right-sided lesions. An analysis of results suggests that the posteromedial portion of the thalamus plays an important role in the pathogenesis of USN and that extensive lesions beyond the thalamus involving nearby structures may be necessary to cause persistent USN.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Attention
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Perceptual Disorders / diagnosis
  • Perceptual Disorders / etiology*
  • Space Perception*
  • Thalamic Diseases / complications*
  • Thalamic Diseases / diagnosis